Pivotal support for manger-partitions.



W. GUTENKUNST.

PIVOTAL SUPPORT FOR MANGER PARTITIONS.

APPLICATION.`FILED MAR. I5. 19716. 1,292,184. Patented 001;. 24,1916.

IIIII'M me NdR/ars sans c WILLIAM GUTENKUNST, OF MILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN.

PIVOTAL SUPPORT FOR'MANGER-PARTITIONS.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented oet. 24., 191e.

Application filed March 15, 1916. Serial No. 84,277.

To all whom t may concern.'

Be it known that I, `WILLIAM GUTEN- KUNST, a citizen of the United States, residing at the city of Milwaukee, county of Milwaukee, and State of Wisconsin, have invented new and useful Improvements in Pivotal Supports for Manger-Partitions, of which the following is a specification.

The object of my invention is to provide means for pivotally connecting manger partitions directly in front of both a drinking receptacle and a vertical post, from which such receptacle is supported.

Heretofore it has been common to attach a drinking receptacle to one side of its supporting post and to extend said partition back to or in close proximity with its supporting posts. By my improvement thc drinking receptacle is supported directly in front of said post, as stated, and such partitions are connected with said post by U shaped members, the respective sides of which diverge and extend rearwardly partially around said drinking receptacle, while the respective ends of such U shaped members are pivotally connected to said post slightly in rear of said receptacle, whereby said partitions can be as freely raised and lowered past said receptacle as if such receptacle were attached to one side of said posts.

My invention is further explained by reference to the accompanying drawing, in

whichv Figure 1 represents a side view thereof, the raised position of the partitions being indicated by dotted lines, Fig. 2 is a plan showing a manger partition supported directly in front of the drinking trough and pivotally connected with two posts, and Fig. 3 is also a plan view of the modied form of device showing the manger partition located directly in front of the drinking receptacle and pivotally connected with a single supporting post.

Like parts are identified by the same reference numerals throughout the several views.

1 is a trough formed in the floor of .t stable.

2 is one of the manger partitions. The manger partition 2 is pivotally connected with the posts 3 by the U shaped members 4 and pivotal bolt 5 and clamping members 6, 6.

6 is a drinking trough.

The U shaped member 4 is preferably formed of two separate pieces of metal, which are connected to the respective sides of the partition 2 by a plurality of bolts 7, 7. VAttached to the respective free ends of the U shaped member 4 are a plurality of angular members 8, as shown in Fig. 1, said angular members 8 being connected to said U shaped member by a plurality of bolts 9. The outer or free end of said angular member 8 is connected with spiral springs 10, as shown in Fig. l, said springs being connected at their opposite ends to said post 3 by bolts 11 and clamping brackets 12, said springs 10 being adapted by their recoil to aid in raising said partition to its elevated position, from that shown to that indicated by dotted lines in Fig. 1, while said springs also serve to more rigidly retain said partition 2 in its downward position shown in said Fig. 1. When said partitio-n 2 is connected with two posts as shown in Fig. 2 said posts are connected together by a plurality of transverse bars 13, which bars are connected together by a plurality of bolts 14, said drinking trough being connected to one of said bars 13 by a plurality of bolts 15. The bars 13 are connected at their respective ends to said posts in any convenient manner.

Referring to Fig. 3, this figure shows the drinking receptacle 6, members 4 and partition 2 located directly in front of a single post 3, while by the device shown in Fig. 2 the receptacle 6, partition 2 and members 4 are located in front of two separate posts, which posts are preferably located at slight distances apart, as shown in said Fig. 2. In both constructions, however. the partitions 2 are located directly in front of the center of the drinking trough, and are adapted to be raised and lowered past said drinking trough owing to the fact that they are connected with the supporting post or posts 3 by the member 4.

Having thus described my invention what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

1. In a device of the described class, the combination of a drinking receptacle, supporting means for saiol receptacle, a partition located centrallyv 1n front of saidY receptaclie,a Ufsliape'cl member embracing said `receptacle*rigidly connected at one' end to said partition andv pivotally Connected kat its opposite end With Vsaidreceptacle supporting means.

2. In a device of the described.elass,'the

combination of a drinking receptacle, a post"` for supporting'saidreceptacle, a partition located centrally in front of said receptacle, a U shaped member embracing said recep tacle rigidly connected at one end to saicl partition'and pivotally connected at its opposite end to Said post.

3. In a device of the described class, the

combination of adrinking receptacle, a post for supporting said receptacle, a partition `located centrally in front. of said receptacle,

In testimony whereof I aiiX my signao ture in the presence of two Witnesses.

WILLIAM GUTENKUNST.

Witnesses z JAS. B. ERWIN, :IRMAV D. BREMER.

Copies of this patent may be obtained .for ve cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents.

` Washington, D. C. 

